Hair Band History (December 25th)

December 25, 1984: Dru Rigney from Santa Ana, California was the winner of MTV's "Metal Christmas" contest that included Quiet Riot spending Christmas day at his house and bringing a truckload of stereo and video equipment 🎄

December 1988: It was a big year for hard rock music in America with Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses, Cinderella, RATT and more all in the Top 25 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. -Kerrang!

December 25, 1981: Christmas night, two restless and very hungry bands played the infamous Country Club in Reseda, California... RATT and Mötley Crüe, plus Yesterday & Today (later shortened to Y&T). Really need a time machine right now 🤔

December 1986: Crüe For Yüe! Mötley Crüe were in the studio in San Francisco recording the "Girls, Girls, Girls" album. In a Kerrang! interview Nikki Sixx said they were going for a dirtier, nastier edge and would be done recording by Christmas.

"With sales for their latest album '1984' surpassing the 6 million unit mark, no one in the music world can deny that Van Halen have once again established themselves as the world's premier exponent of power rock." -Hit Parader (December 1984)

Hair Bands for the holidays and beyond. Treat yourself to HAIR BAND RADIO and be sure to tell your friends where they can hear Hair Band hits of the '80s and '90s commercial-free 24/7. Thanks for listening!